Q: Is 237,438,568 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 237,438,568 is not a prime number.

Why is 237,438,568 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 237438568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 1,290,427 2,580,854 5,161,708 10,323,416 29,679,821 59,359,642 118,719,284 and 237,438,568, with no remainder.

Since 237,438,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,438,568, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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